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1957    90mComedy, Science Fiction
5.324%5.2
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A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.
Directed by Herman Hoffman
  • Richard EyerTimmie Merrinoe
  • Philip AbbottDr. Tom Merrinoe
  • Diane BrewsterMary Merrinoe
  • Harold J. StoneGen. Swayne
  • Robert H. HarrisProf. Frank Allerton
  • Dennis McCarthyCol. Macklin
  • Alexander LockwoodArthur Kelvaney
  • John O'MalleyProf. Baine
  • Gage ClarkeDr. Bannerman
  • Than WyennProf. Zeller
  • Jefferson Dudley SearlesProf. Foster
  • Alfred LinderMartin / Computer
  • Ralph Votrian1st Gate Sergeant
  • Michael Miller2nd Gate Sergeant
  • Rayford BarnesCapt. McLaren (uncredited)
  • Helen KleebMiss Vandergrift (uncredited)
  • Alvy MooreScientist (uncredited)
  • Gary VinsonYoung soldier (uncredited)
  • Marvin MillerRobby the Robot (voice) (uncredited)
  • Robby the RobotRobby
  • Mister ArnFebruary 2, 2026
    “The Invisible Boy” is an early film about a supercomputer using a boy and Robbie the robot to take over the world. It starts with a boy gaining invisibility, then shifts to a world-domination theme. By today’s standards, it leans into camp.
  • John WilsonSeptember 1, 2025
    A fun little movie that’s not to be taken too seriously. The special effects viewed from the 21st century are quite funny, but that definitely adds to its charm. This would have been a great Saturday morning movie in its day. Robbie the Robot steals the show, worth watching just for him.

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